At the height of the energy crisis in the 1970s, when oil prices more than sextupled, The Economist magazine showed a map of the Persian Gulf on its cover with the headline: “What’s a Nice Thing Like Oil Doing in a Place Like This?”

The Iranian miscreants, with whom the U.S. is now at war, understand that, although they couldn’t care less what their own citizens think. In free countries, public opinion and support are vital to a president’s ability to wage war.

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By impeding the movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil supplies pass, they know they can hit the American people at the gas pump and start them screaming for President Donald Trump to pull out of the war.

I felt it the other day when I shelled out $150 to fill my tank. For sure, I wasn’t happy.

But for the many who are out of sorts because of high gas prices, know that if it brings you to start calling for........

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